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architecture and design magazineFri, 09 Dec 2016 14:43:53 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1Sanjo Hokusei Community Centre designed by Yasunari Tsukada to look like a pair of houseshttps://www.dezeen.com/2015/10/31/yasunari-tsukada-sanjo-hokusei-community-centre-architecture-takamatsu-japan/
https://www.dezeen.com/2015/10/31/yasunari-tsukada-sanjo-hokusei-community-centre-architecture-takamatsu-japan/#respondSat, 31 Oct 2015 12:00:16 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=792761To help this community centre blend into its residential setting in Takamatsu, Japan, designer Yasunari Tsukada divided the building up into two house-shaped blocks (+ slideshow). The Sanjo Hokusei Community Centre is located in a densely built-up neighbourhood, so Osaka-based Tsukada decided to disguise the building's size by splitting it between two smaller blocks. Both volumes have

"We divided the community centre into a "meeting room" and "other functions" so that we have a community centre that looks like two small houses next to each other, instead of having one big building that would stand out too much," said Tsukada.

"By separating, we were able to downsize each building and harmonise the buildings with their surroundings."

The centre is accessed through a glass door situated between the two blocks – a feature that helps to optimise the availability of natural light on the overlooked site.

The glazed entrance hall gives views through to a gravelled garden at the rear of the site, and is intended to reference the pathways found between neighbouring houses.

"The site within the built-up town is surrounded by a number of alleys," explained the designer. "What we tried to do was to create the centre in the town, relevant to these alleys and houses."

"The buildings were deliberately designed smaller than houses in their neighbourhood, which then created space and alleys in the densely-built community.

The timber roof structure is left exposed across the interior of the meeting room, matching the wooden floorboards. Walls are painted white throughout.

Large windows face onto the garden courtyard, but facades facing neighbouring residences have smaller openings that are placed high in the walls to avoid infringing on privacy.

Yasunari Tsukada, who established his Osaka design studio in 2012, previously overhauled a local beauty salon with latticed timber work-stations and added a mezzanine floor to a bright white house in Takamatsu.

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https://www.dezeen.com/2013/05/17/house-in-takamatsu-by-yasunari-tsukada/#commentsFri, 17 May 2013 11:36:20 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=318076This renovated family home in Japan by designer Yasunari Tsukada features large internal windows and a mezzanine loft, creating apertures and vantage points for looking into different rooms (+ slideshow). Adapting part of a three-storey house, Yasunari Tsukada planned the interior as a grid of partitioned rooms that maintain the same clarity as an open-plan residence.

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Adapting part of a three-storey house, Yasunari Tsukada planned the interior as a grid of partitioned rooms that maintain the same clarity as an open-plan residence.

"The client requested a home where he could feel the presence of his family throughout the building, while at the same time having the calm and relaxing sensation of being in a private room," explains the designer.

The mezzanine floor runs across the centre of the space, accessed by a metal staircase near the entrance. There are no walls around it, only balustrades, so residents can look down onto any of the surrounding rooms.

Large windows and doorways also open rooms out to one another. There are a few sliding doors, so some of the spaces can be made more private when necessary.

"Each space also contains two or more windows or openings, giving rise to a multilayered space with no sense of hierarchy within it," says Tsukada.

An existing glass-block wall that previously encased a stairwell gives a curved outline to a new living room, plus a single concrete wall is the backdrop for a television.

The ceiling of the residence follow the angle of the roof. Bare lightbulbs hang down from it on long cables, while others are mounted sideways onto the walls.

Our client was initially inclined to build a new house. After much consideration, however, he decided to partly renovate his three-storey family house, and use it as a residence for a two-generation family.

The client requested a home where he could feel the presence of his family throughout the building, while at the same time having the calm and relaxing sensation of being in a private room. By enveloping each room with a sloping ceiling to make use of the existing building, we wondered if we could create an ambiguously defined space that would feel as if it had been partitioned, while still maintaining a sense of coherence and unity.

The components that make up each individual room are gate-like walls, which consist mainly of openings. The roof gradient and heights of the sash windows were determined in accordance with the original height of the living room, which was 2400mm. The heights of the walls also took their cue from this figure, and were set at 2400mm. Although it seems as if this height has been deployed with excessive frequency within the space, doing away with ceilings for the individual rooms while covering them with a single, sloping ceiling and installing windows at a number of positions along the walls allowed us to create a sort of landscape that presented a very different face to the familiar surroundings. Each space also contains two or more windows or openings, giving rise to a multilayered space with no sense of hierarchy within it.

The renovation process involves thinking about how we can devise new spaces while respecting a given set of conditions imposed by the existing building, as well as the client's requirements. The glass blocks from the large staircase and stairwell were transformed into a part of the living room and the reading space, while the innocuous reinforced concrete wall that originally supported the staircase was given a new lease of life as the wall that one notices most of all on a daily basis. For our client, this space helped to give things and objects new meanings, and became invested with new stories and narratives – a process that prompted him to rethink the possibilities of design through renovation.

]]>https://www.dezeen.com/2013/05/17/house-in-takamatsu-by-yasunari-tsukada/feed/4end...Link beauty salon by Yasunari Tsukadahttps://www.dezeen.com/2013/04/23/end-link-beauty-salon-by-yasunari-tsukada/
https://www.dezeen.com/2013/04/23/end-link-beauty-salon-by-yasunari-tsukada/#commentsTue, 23 Apr 2013 14:30:05 +0000http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=311442A timber lattice supports shelves, worktops, lighting and mirrors down one side of this beauty salon in Osaka by Japanese designer Yasunari Tsukada (+ slideshow). Located in the Kitahorie neighbourhood, the salon occupies a long and narrow building, so Yasunari Tsukada designed a clean white interior with few partitons to keep the space as open

The name of this beauty salon was inspired by the owner's passionate desire to turn it into a destination for "the last word in beauty". Although the design was first completed about five years ago, the previous premises soon grew to feel a little cramped due to the rapidly expanding size of the team, which prompted the owner to move to a new and larger location.

The rented unit that the owner had prepared as the new platform for his venture was a slender, elongated space measuring 28m deep, with a frontage of 4.4m. Taking advantage of this narrow frontage, we configured each of the spaces in a straightforward manner by taking cues from the existing frame and contours of the property. In addition, by making efficient use of the length of the unit, we were able to maintain a certain distance between each space while connecting them seamlessly to each other. Keeping the number of partitions to an absolute minimum and painting the entire space white achieved a feeling of abstraction, as well as a sense of giving equal importance to both the new and old materials that comprise the walls, ceilings, and floors. The result was an interior that gave pride of place to the people and objects within it.

The styling space is where the owner's particular obsessions and passions came to the fore. He requested that we incorporate various functional elements into the mirrored surfaces (for storing or hanging objects). In response, we wondered if we could create flexible, extensible walls without imposing any limitations on their functionality. In concrete terms, our solution involved building three-dimensional lattice screens resembling parts of a jungle gym that function as architectural pieces of furniture. These screens were created using only a structural framework, with no particular significance attached to the form of the lattice itself. When lighting fixtures, glass panels, hooks and other objects are attached, however, the lattice begins to take on a new dimension. Affixing glass panels turns them into display shelves, or tables for the use of customers. Just imagine the transformations that these lattice screens will undergo, thanks to the multiple efforts and innovations of the staff.

Our heated, passionate discussions with the owner gave us real food for thought. Over the course of many meetings, our plans and designs continued to evolve and change repeatedly. Before long, we found ourselves starting to enjoy the progress of these changes. Thus was born a space that would serve as a base for the owner and his team to communicate their ideas and thoughts to their clients, promising the start of a new phase in its evolution and growth.